The Chinese government dispatched 5,000 workers to lead the rescue efforts. Dozens of people missing, and only four bodies were found. The rest of the people were presumed dead. Nearly three days of searching went by, and the workers were about to give up.

While the panel trapped him, it also gave him the space to survive.

"Human life is the most precious, and precaution is of paramount importance," rescuer Chen Lijin said to Xinhua News Agency. "Relevant departments should take a closer look at safety to prevent such kind of things from happening again."